Anya Wu (born 17 February 1976) is a

Taiwanese-American Taiwanese Americans ( Chinese: 臺灣裔美國人; pinyin: ''Táiwān yì měiguó rén''; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ''Tâi-Bí-jîn'') are Americans of Taiwanese ancestry, including American-born descendants of migrants from the Republic of China (Taiwan) ...

actress and singer.

Life

Early life

Wu was born in

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on February 17, 1976. At the age of 6, she immigrated to the United States with her parents. Her mother died of cancer when she was 11.

Acting career

Wu made her film debut in

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's '' Born to Be King'' (1999), playing Nanako. In 2001, Wu participated in many films, such as ''Cop on a Mission'', ''Runaway'' and ''

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''. Wu rose to fame after portraying Katt in the Hong Kong action-thriller film '' Naked Weapon'' (2002). She received positive reviews. In 2008, Wu was cast in the film '' Kung Fu Killer'', an American Kung Fu film starring

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and

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. In 2009, Wu starred in the romantic comedy film '' Chengdu, I Love You'', alongside Guo Tao, Tan Sitar and Huang Xuan. In 2011, Wu played the lead role in '' Mysterious Island'', a Chinese horror film starring

Yang Mi Yang Mi ( zh, s= 杨幂, t=, p=, born 12 September 1986), also known as Mini Yang, is a Chinese actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress in '' Tang Ming Huang'' (1990) and transitioned to adult roles in the 2000s, gaining recogni ...

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and Hayama Hiro.

Personal life

In 2002, she was arrested together with

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artist

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on suspicion of taking and possessing ecstasy. He claimed that he had just ingested ecstasy by mistake, and was sentenced to 11 days of rehab at the Taipei Detention Center, Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice in

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. Wu married Chinese entrepreneur Kong Zhong (), a direct male-line descendant of

Confucius Confucius (; pinyin: ; ; ), born Kong Qiu (), was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Much of the shared cultural heritage of the Sinosphere originates in the phil ...

, their son, Aditya Kong (), was born in January 2013. They had another son, Kiran Kong who was born in April 2016.

Works

Film

Television

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Anya 1977 births Living people Taiwanese female models 21st-century Taiwanese actresses American female models American actresses Taiwanese film actresses Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women